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Weekly Album Roundup: Jan – Feb. 23

Weekly Album Roundup: Jan – Feb. 23

A new segment from us! WVAU Music Staff reviews new albums each week - here‰'s what the group has reviewed from the start of January to now, February 23. From now on, we'll be publishing their weekly reviews, weekly. Enjoy! Pop/ish Danielle Duval ‰ÛÒ Lose It...

Review: Car Seat Headrest – Twin Fantasy

Review: Car Seat Headrest – Twin Fantasy

Will Toledo released Twin Fantasy (Mirror to Mirror) in 2011 under the name Car Seat Headrest. And now that Car Seat Headrest has expanded to a band, Toledo made it his mission to re-work the first album that put him on the map, titled Twin Fantasy (Face to Face),...

Mac Ayres: The Vibe We All Deserve

Mac Ayres: The Vibe We All Deserve

Mac Ayres is the soulful, musical magician that‰'s here to save the day. Though he is relatively new to the scene, he is clearly having no trouble making ground. So, who is this man? He‰'s a 21-year-old, self-taught producer, performer, and multi-instrumentalist. A...

Review: Brent Faiyaz 2/09 at Union Stage

Review: Brent Faiyaz 2/09 at Union Stage

Brent Faiyaz succeeded in selling out the DC show on his tour, filling Union Stage, a fairly new venue with excited fans. While at first impatient, expressing disdain for having to wait for his appearance with comments like “I wish he didn‰'t have an opener,‰” or...

Now Spinning: The Smiths

Now Spinning: The Smiths

It is about time that I wrote about The Smiths. The Manchester band have been my favorite since at least the summer before my junior year of high school. I listen to them all the time, they are great for when you are sad and just want to mope in it and they are good...

An Ode to the Music of My Childhood

An Ode to the Music of My Childhood

Lately I‰'ve been feeling nostalgia. Maybe it‰'s because we are more than a month into the New Year. Maybe it‰'s because its my first year of college. Maybe it's just because and there is no rhyme or reason to these kind of things. We just feel how we feel sometimes...

Brent Faiyaz and Diana Gordon at Union Stage

Brent Faiyaz and Diana Gordon at Union Stage

Time for story time again! My newest installment involves a homeless man, Diana Gordon, and the ever-changing qualities of friendship. Most recently, I have found college life to be, for lack of a better word, tumultuous. Let‰'s just say it‰'s been a bit messy! To...

Beats by J w/ Jalen Lesly

Beats by J w/ Jalen Lesly

Saturdays 9-10pmBeats by J is a weekly hour of beats, bops, and bangers of various electronic genres, both popular and obscure, curated by a fool with an iTunes library larger than his brain. I might play dubstep, lo-fi, IDM, drum & bass, or Gregorian...

Split Custody w/ Ziona Pelz and Kat Silva

Split Custody w/ Ziona Pelz and Kat Silva

Saturdays 8-9pmSplit Custody will explore the new and evolving eras of alternative rock, pop, R&B and folk music music as well as the old eras of classic rock, bluegrass, rap, etc. The differing music tastes of the two co-hosts will form an exciting array of musical...

I peaked at birth w/ Tucker Malkowski and Ruby Baden

Saturdays 7-8pmWe like alternative music, but we just like pop a whole lot better. I Peaked at Birth w/ Ruby and Tucker will explore some good ole fashioned bops, classic throwbacks, feel-good tunes, mixed with some alternative shit that you kids love. Join Ruby and...

Saturated Stardust w/ Morgan Bluma and Kira Cusick

Saturated Stardust w/ Morgan Bluma and Kira Cusick

Saturdays 5-6pm Chill 80s-90s music, with a more current bops thrown in here and there. Underground hits with an indie flare, lofi jazz, and classics like the Beatles and Elton John will be the norm for our show. The show will be generally lowkey, something people can...

#LivingLikeSteph w/ Steph Hernandez

#LivingLikeSteph w/ Steph Hernandez

Saturdays 12-1pm Follow DJ LLS, on her travels as she takes you on Saturday mornings to countries you’d probably never heard of. Whether your in the mood for some Spanish music to dance to, French hip-hop, or relaxed island reggae just tune in for the hour.

Marxy Marx and the Funky Bunch w/ Laura Neumayer

Marxy Marx and the Funky Bunch w/ Laura Neumayer

Saturdays 11am-12pm Join Karl and his philosophy buddies on a journey through the different and widely varying world views and practices of some of the world's classic philosophers from all disciplines. Every week we examine the literature and general vibes of a...

Here’s to Wonderwall… w/ Ariel Balaban and Lily Eagan

Here’s to Wonderwall… w/ Ariel Balaban and Lily Eagan

Saturdays 10-11am We are the crowd-pleaser, movie-teaser, margaritas-in-the-freezer type of people. We are the alternative rock, indie block, Passion Pit’s “Take a Walk” type of people. Join us for the occasional jazz band, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Wet Sand,” and where...

PHAZE w/ Neah Gray

PHAZE w/ Neah Gray

Saturdays 9-10am PHAZE Radio Show is an extension of our current online magazine. PHAZE is a go-to platform for highlighting rising artists in music and art while exploring conversations about these topics through the lens of multimedia journalism. We plan to play...

Waterworks LTD w/ Sarah Ross & John Pacini

Waterworks LTD w/ Sarah Ross & John Pacini

Saturdays 1-2am We've all been in the feels before, so why not have something to listen to when you're reflecting on your life subsequent choices. Waterworks LTD is for when you need some music when life's got ya thinking about the next step you need to take. This...

Sonic Youth w/ Sonya Pritsker

Sonic Youth w/ Sonya Pritsker

Fridays 11pm-12am Songs from your dad's record collection that he hasn't listened to in two decades, plus new songs that he would listen to if he knew what Spotify was. Sonic Youth is the classic rock I grew up listening to, combined with the new music I love....

Late Night Standards w/ Jake Rutter

Late Night Standards w/ Jake Rutter

Fridays 10-11pm Immerse yourself in the soundscape of yesteryear in the late hours, featuring talents such as Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Benny Goodman, and others. You will hear the stories of famous crooners as well as trivia and stories behind the hits of the...

Dinner with the Diaspora w/ Eni Sogunro and Brittani Campbell

Dinner with the Diaspora w/ Eni Sogunro and Brittani Campbell

Fridays 9-10pm Our show will showcase music from all over the African Diaspora. We would like to include the genres of dancehall, afrobeats, and hip-hop from Africa, the Carribean, and Europe. This will be a great opportunity for people to experience music that might...

Anyway Here’s Punderwall w/ Laura Gerson and Isabel Quezada

Anyway Here’s Punderwall w/ Laura Gerson and Isabel Quezada

Fridays 7-8pm We love puns, who doesn't love puns? We want weekly playlists of songs around a punny theme. Each week we'll have music, anecdotes, and commentary full of puns around that week's theme. Songs named after places? Sure. An entire week devoted to songs...

Taidepods w/ Tai Ruinsky

Taidepods w/ Tai Ruinsky

Fridays 11am-12pm My show will incorporate a mix of Neo-Soul, Rap, and Lo-Fi pop. This show will include artists such as Jorja Smith, Clairo, Princess Nokia, MF DOOM, and other similar artists. Listeners should expect to hear music that blurs the line between new and...

Trashcan Vibes w/ Braeden Waddell

Trashcan Vibes w/ Braeden Waddell

Fridays 6-7pm I aim to play a mix of upbeat and laid back Indie rock, rhythm and blues, and alternative music. My goal is to highlight upcoming concerts and events that focus both on national and international bands in D.C., while also featuring profiles for local...

Screaming into the Void w/ Rosa Pyo

Screaming into the Void w/ Rosa Pyo

Fridays 12-1pmEver listen to a song that means everything to you. A song that, although is someone else's singular experience, feels like it was almost your divine creation. Well, this show is about dissecting and listening to these songs that resonate passionately...

Rabbit Hole w/ Alix Mammina and Griffin Rowell

Rabbit Hole w/ Alix Mammina and Griffin Rowell

Fridays 3-4pm Each week the show will dive into our favorite songs from a subgenre that has shaped our musical identity. The more niche the category, the more we hope listeners can find something new to love. From crunk, alt-folk, and thrash metal to mid-2000's...

radio alice w/ Lina Alam

Fridays 1-2pm Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor...

Undertone w/ Jack Tollman

Undertone w/ Jack Tollman

Fridays 9-10am Undertone will bring you the best songs of the Indie / Grunge genre. Here is the place that you’ll hear a broad range of music from guitarists who love to shred and smash their guitars to artists that will bang out the chillest indy melodies you’ll hear...

Punk Rock Poutine w/ Emily Shelton

Punk Rock Poutine w/ Emily Shelton

Fridays 8-9am Belly up for some Punk Rock Poutine, a show representing the many faces of punk with inclusivity and diversity as inspiration for every playlist. Find your place in the punk community, from hardcore to pop and everything in between. Tune in to rebel,...